Annual Holiday Classic tourney starts Wednesday

With the holiday season in full swing, Minden High School is busy preparing to host the 24th annual Minden Holiday Classic, beginning Wednesday.

The holidays are a hectic time of year around Minden High School because of the stress to get ready for what has grown into north Louisiana’s biggest basketball tournament, but the Crimson Tide coaches paused to reflect on how special an event the Holiday Classic has become.

“We started the Classic my first year at Minden High School,” Crimson Tide boys head coach Alan Shaw said. “Our girls coach at the time was Tony Bone and we wanted to